SciShow's Hank Green breaks down the details of this month's WannaCry ransomware attack.
Explaining the WannaCry ransomware attack
Hacker Marcus Hutchins and the massive cyberattack he thwarted
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Wannacry ransomware cost the British National Health Service £92m ($121m)
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Epidemic of cryptojacking can be traced to escaped NSA superweapon
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